[CPEO-MEF] SHIPS: Suisun Bay (CA) ghost fleet

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Toxins Near Rotting SF Bay Fleet Same As Elsewhere

Associated Press
CBS-5 TV News
March 12, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO

Federal scientists reported Thursday that a fleet of mothballed warships 
rotting in waters near San Francisco Bay is not a major source of 
environmental contamination.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study found that 
levels of PCBs, toxic metals and other compounds were typically no 
higher around the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet than elsewhere in Bay Area 
waterways.

Because of that, the agency said it is not recommending any specific 
cleanup of sediments near the fleet. The more than 70 old ships were 
kept afloat in case of war, but many have fallen into disrepair.

...

For the entire story, see
http://cbs5.com/environment/mothball.fleet.toxic.2.957496.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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